UK Manufacturing

UK engine production declines -10.6% in July to 176,377 units. Demand from home and international markets falls -16.6% and -6.5% respectively. Year to date output down -35.2% with 537,712 units lost in first seven months. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive,…

July production up 3.6%, with 5,234 commercial vehicles manufactured. Glimmer of hope comes from uptick in orders from Europe, with 53.4% of all units produced in July destined for EU markets. Year-to-date output down -21.2%, with July growth failing to…

UK car manufacturing falls -20.8% in July with 85,696 units made as factories struggle to ramp up output and global demand recovers slowly.
Production for UK buyers down -37.1% as exports also decline, but by a less substantial -16.8%.
307,707 units lost in year to date, down -39.7%, as coronavirus crisis forced markets and plants to close.

UK engine production falls -38.8% in first half to 814,957 units. Demand from home and international markets down -32.4% and -42.3% respectively. Decline mirrors drop in output at vehicle plants primarily a result of global coronavirus lockdowns. Mike Hawes, SMMT…

British CV manufacturing grows 23.9% in June, as new model uplift reverses heavy losses in 2019. Production for home market rises 25.0%, with exports also up, by 22.7%. Positive month fails to offset Covid-19 impact, as overall half-year manufacturing falls…

UK car manufacturing output declines -48.2% in June with 56,594 units produced, rounding off weakest six months since 1954.
Factories turn out just 381,357 cars in the year-to-date, down -42.8% on 2019 – a decline of more than 285,000 units.
11,349 jobs already cut across manufacturing and retail during the pandemic, with more at stake without dedicated restart support as firms fear double whammy of Brexit tariffs.

UK Auto builds 55,836 engines in May – skyrocketing from just 830 in April, but still down -75.0% on last year. Dedicated support needed to accelerate production restart against a backdrop of subdued demand. Year-to-date production down by almost half…

810 commercial vehicles built in May, down -61.6% as many plants remain shuttered amid coronavirus lockdown.
Year-to-date production down -29.8%, compared with an already low volume May in 2019 amid key model changeovers.

British car production falls -95.4% in May with plants either closed or restarting at reduced capacity. Just 5,314 units roll off production lines as social distancing measures and market lockdowns restrict output. Year-to-date UK factories turn out 324,763 cars, down…

Just 830 engines produced in April, down from 178,022, as UK output declines -99.5% Production for domestic and overseas markets down -99.9% and -99.4% respectively. Small number produced at month end ahead of some automotive plants restarting in May. Mike…